MAX Clifford, one of Britain's most high profile celebrity PR executives, has been arrested by police investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.

Max Clifford has been arrested as part of the Jimmy Savile sex scandal investigations []

Metropolitan police said they had arrested a man in his 60s on "suspicion of sexual offences" and taken to a central London police station.

He was arrested as part of Operation Yewtree, the investigation into
allegations of sex abuse surrounding Savile and others, Scotland Yard
said.

The force is leading the national probe into claims made against the disgraced TV presenter and figures in the entertainment industry.

The publicist is fifth suspect to be arrested - and sixth person to be questioned - in connection with the Yewtree operation which has already cost around £2 million and involves a team of 30 officers.

A Met spokesman said he fell under the strand of the investigation that they had termed "Others".